Britt Pfeiffer has trained to
backpack the Teton Range, but she isn't prepared when her ex-boyfriend, who
still haunts her every thought, wants to join her. Before Britt can explore her
feelings for Calvin, an unexpected blizzard forces her to seek shelter in a
remote cabin, accepting the hospitality of its two very handsome occupants—but
these men are fugitives, and they take her hostage.

In exchange for her life, Britt
agrees to guide the men off the mountain. As they set off, Britt knows she must
stay alive long enough for Calvin to find her. The task is made even more
complicated when Britt finds chilling evidence of a series of murders that have
taken place there... and in uncovering this, she may become the killer’s next
target.

But nothing is as it seems in the
mountains, and everyone is keeping secrets, including Mason, one of her
kidnappers. His kindness is confusing Britt. Is he an enemy? Or an ally?

BLACK ICE is New York Times
bestselling author Becca Fitzpatrick’s riveting romantic thriller set against
the treacherous backdrop of the mountains of Wyoming. Falling in love should
never be this dangerous…

My Review

“Over the mountains and through the woods to a home in the
middle of nowhere with two creepy guys inside they go…”

Britt and Korbie are on
their high school spring break trip, travelling to Korbie’s vacation home in
the mountains, when the snowstorm hits. They’re all alone, so what do they
decide to do? They decide to get out of their car, and walk. Then, they decide
that bunking with two random guys in their empty-looking cabin is a good idea. Have they never seen a horror movie!?
These girls made some very poor life decisions. If screaming at them through
the pages would have helped, I would have done it.

Screaming thought #1) Don’t
leave your warm car when you don’t know if you can find shelter! Screaming
thought #2) Don’t go knocking on the door of the random cabin that’s in the
middle of nowhere! And screaming thought #3) Don’t trust two random guys living
in a cabin in the woods!

Honestly, the first half of this book leaves no room
for anything but thinking thoughts like these. Britt, the main character, and
Korbie, her mean frenemy, are simply too delusional to even deem realistic.
Britt has impractical feelings towards someone she should not have these
feelings towards, and both of the girls’ emotions in their situation are
completely unrealistic. The dialogue for the entire book also jumps on that unrealistic
snowmobile. It’s also corny, cheesy, and every other food-flavor that describes
awkward and mushy.

However, a little more than halfway through, things start
actually getting good… Or at least, better than they had been. Character
development starts showing up! And an awesome backstory for a central character
makes an appearance! And while the ending is predictable, it’s still an
interesting thriller story that had me wondering how the characters were going
to make it out of there alive.

So, if you’re stuck inside on a snowy day with a
power outage and you have nothing more interesting to do, reading this book
could make you feel totally better about how non-life-threatening your
situation is, or it could make you never trust anyone ever again.

*Note: I
received a copy of this book to review from Book Review Board of Missouri. This
in no way altered my opinion/review.

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